Wilshere impressed in his first start for his country before going off at half-time and Young scored his first international goal after coming on for the second half to replace Rooney in the support striker role behind his Aston Villa team-mate Darren Bent.

"I thought Jack Wilshere did really well," said Rooney. "He is really composed on the ball and really good to play with. You can see the potential he has got.

"With Ashley, he has been playing behind the main forward for Villa this season. You could see he has benefited from that with the way he did against Denmark. He got his goal and he's always a threat in there.

"The manager is trying to give players a chance and they are starting to take those chances. The whole game was a valuable experience but especially for those lads who haven't got that many games under their belts. It will be a good experience for them for the games ahead like the [Euro 2012 qualifier against] Wales next month. We are looking to that game now and hopefully we can get the three points there."

Frank Lampard, who captained England for the first time in Copenhagen, echoed the sentiments of Rooney.

Lampard said: "We are happy to get the winning habit. It had been a long time that we have been apart [between games]. With a slightly different team, I think we have got a good momentum now and had that in the game.

"It's not always easy when you are bringing on a lot of players but the players that have come in did very well. We have learned that Wilshere can come in and continue showing the composure he plays with for Arsenal. Credit to him on his full debut because it isn't easy but he is only going to get better and better now.

"Darren Bent came in and scored early on, Ashley Young comes on for the second half and scored. It was very good to see that contribution from the players coming in. I think there's a lot to be learned from the teamwork from not being together for a long time."

Lampard was also pleased to return to the national set-up after an injury-hit first half of the season.

"Coming back and playing, being around the squad and that feeling of coming out and playing is right up there," he said. "I missed it a lot when injured and it's good to be back."